Twenty Three Tales
Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich![Twenty Three Tales](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/709/7093485/CHSBZCOP037093485.jpg)
In his book, 'Twenty Three tales, ' we see Tolstoy's love of the short story, whether for children or adults, and witness the secret of simplicity and transparency of style, so evident in the great Russian writers. The children's stories remind us of Tolstoy's life-long passion for the schooling and education of peasant children. Of the adult stories, some draw on traditional Russian folk tales, breathe the air old peasant wisdom, and take us ...